title: [CD133(+) Colo205 colorectal cancer cells express high levels of ALDH1 in serum-free culture].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the expression pattern of CD133 and ALDH1 in colorectal cancer cells line Colo205 cultured in serum-free medium (SFM) containing recombinant human epidermal growth factor (EGF) and basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF).
  
  
  METHODS
  Colo205 cells were cultured in serum-free medium (SFM) containing human recombinant EGF and bFGF or in serum-supplemented medium (SSM). The expression of CD133 was analyzed in both groups, and CD133(+) and CD133(-) cells sorted from the SFM group using flow cytometry and observed microscopically for their growth status. The expression of CD133 and ALDH1 in CD133(+) cells and CD133(-) cells was detected by immunofluorescence assay. CD133(+) cells and CD133(-) cells were then injected subcutaneously into NOD/SCID mice and the expression of ALDH1 in the tumor tissues was detected by immunohistochemistry.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The cells in SFM group showed a significantly higher percentage of CD133(+) cells than those in SSM group (P<0.05). In SFM, CD133(+) cells were capable of forming tumor spheres while CD133(-) cells could not; CD133(+)cells strongly expressed CD133 and ALDH1 and CD133(-) cells did not. In mice, tumors generated by CD133(+) cells, but not by CD133(-) cells, positively expressed ALDH1.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  CD133(+) Colo205 colorectal cancer cells in SFM containing human recombinant EGF and bFGF can form tumor spheres and strongly express ALDH1. ALDH1 may be one of the candidate markers of colorectal cancer stem cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology, Guangzhou 510515, China. sophia_llx@163.com
authors.forename: Lixuan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Shanshan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Fenfen
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Yinghao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Runhua
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Chudi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Bing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Xiao
mesh_terms: D000071916:AC133 Antigen; D000080924:Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 1 Family; D000818:Animals; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000378:metabolism; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism*; D016895:Culture Media, Serum-Free; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D016688:Mice, Inbred NOD; D016513:Mice, SCID; D010455:Peptides / Q000378:metabolism; D050697:Retinal Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000071916:AC133 Antigen; D015703:Antigens, CD; D016895:Culture Media, Serum-Free; D006023:Glycoproteins; D007527:Isoenzymes; C000606023:PROM1 protein, human; D010455:Peptides; C000606024:Prom1 protein, mouse; D000080924:Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 1 Family; C510223:ALDH1A1 protein, human; C515028:ALDH1A1 protein, mouse; D050697:Retinal Dehydrogenase